William Coward (merchant)

For the late 17th-century pirate, see William Coward (pirate). For the English physician, writer, and poet, see William Coward.

William Coward
Born
William Coward

ca. 1648
London, England
Diedca. 1738
EducationDaventry Academy and Hoxton Academy
OccupationsMerchant, proselytiser, theologican, minister and philanthropist

William Coward (1648–1738) was a London merchant in the Jamaica trade, remembered for his support of English Dissenters, particularly his educational philanthropy.

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